Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-22
AUSTRIA'S EMPRESS.
FRESH STORIES OF HBR LOVE- OF OUT.
DOOR LIFH.
Her Visit to Mirsmar, Maximilisn's
Pride Reasons for Her Love
OF Horses


dow as | write. is the most beautiful
and fairyhkc palace which the widest
dreams of an Oriental imagination
could realize. Pcrchedon the extreme
edge Of a rocky promontory, and
bailt entirely 81 the .purest white
marble, Tie aspect thereof, with ITS
glorious foreground Of the sap
phirc blue sea, and It's background
Of emerald green hills. Is beyond
description. either by pen or br1sh.
From tho terrace, on 10 which open
tie windows of the grand S1i0ns, one
looks straight down upon the sea full
sixty feet below. aud 50 pure and
lmpid is The water OF the bay that the
eye is allie 10 penetrate Its full depth
oi twenty iathoms at that spot. II is
almost impossible 20 describe the archi-
tCctGre of the palace. for mialrets,
tElrcts. tcrraccd roofs, medieval battle
mtnts. ana draw-bIidCes are mingled to-
gothCr in picturesque aud harmonious
confusion Pho gardens covering the
lower part of the lofty green hills.
which Use ot the back Of the palace,
are equally picturesque in their mix
turo OK European aud tropical yegctl-
zion. Jir-trccs are to he seen growing
by The side Of daic-p1lms and poplars
next 10 bamboo trees. Many of the
flower beds are laid out to represent
Oriental rugs and carpets, the designs
beng formed 10y tde different colOred
flowers and leaves Tountaius as mag
uificcnt as those OF Versailles refresh
with their spray the atmosphere in
every direction, while even on the hot
test days cool promenade is t. be
found under the superb avenue Of
tycamoICs which entirely shut out
every ray Of sunlight.
Miramar, as Is well known, was the
creation and pride Of the III latcd Arch
duke Macmillan. who lost his life IN
Mexico in an enterprise which he would
ey,rhayc undertaken If II had not been
orthc iIu,i0bleam of his wife, the
now dementcd OK .Empress Charlotte,
whooponly displayed on frequent occl-
sioLs her bitter jealousy Of her ever
beautiful sistcFin-law, Elizabeth ofAua-
his. From the time Of Nayimilian's de-
rsrtore 10 Mexico until eighteen
months ago, whom the Emp>'s
Queen spent several months at
Nimmar, the spot had been carefully
avoided Iy the imperial family. being
associated with too many painful recol-
icrMore The whole palace has, how
ever been maintained in precisely the
same condition in which it hal been
left IS tic unfortunate couple over
tvGtrvCDs ago. Oncof themostpocu-
HlrIluus Is the library and nornin--
ID 90 Of Macmillan. Lighted from
81 .rt. j. Is Constructed ana ARRANGED
...- &. .ss-Nbl2 iii every do.lil the
obs. d.. iis flag ship, even "a mast with
t'. lt..- s.auchions and bolts passes
N.o.,h tho ceiling to TIE floor, and
Illusion is in cy,ry way complete.
often wonder If the Empress when
VISITING TIL, nuicuiar room recalls t.
Der mind a., insults TO which she was
formerly subjected, Lot only by herim-
l,.iou. sisttr-!L-law and relatives. but
hy the whole Austrian aristocracy.
History is Singularly silent a, to the
carly incidents o. hermarriage, andyct
tLCy go far 90 oNlun her invinciole
dislike Of Vienna ANA the NIennesa,
and h,r love for the chiy3lrOus Hun
c"r;ors The s.c,.v If her. Let,1th,l
49, U,e F,rn.ror +, welI known. 4
,rar,;.rc had bcsn p,g,ti,t.l for
HIM with ,Le Ielv Who is now
H. u,1ov, of Prince Tsy;s. AMI
1.c yorng monsyrb arrived fl.
me- c.s,la Of his future fataerin-law.
Uulc Na.iri!ian. of Bavaria. in order
.o h. officially A.trothed. As soon.
Iov,v,r. as ie cauqht sight of ths
,.urccr sister. ?s vet I'M short dress.
and IN tho s.Lool.roorr. he fell maliy
f., lo,. viii, her and Guallv broke OF
liq orooo.uut with Princess Hclep
in c,5,r IN marry r~u~c,s Fli-lb4tl.
A.. nominee was ttc,ougl.ly M
,.4,,,lar cn. of vienna. for q .rmd.r
lu,....l.,llo,,, 1.ol-.d for finn with
'':-..,.,.,..l..'l ,,r,.l,. ~ M, Nh
.,'' LUZ w.. e.. 49,. AVN O. "l,ov'l
i ,,. "Do II n! ,.l3,o~ Co. ,,ls".
il'' ~ Ie1. oo1 -, 5rr,rr tEo fr', I'm
~ o. -" ''-''' - IS b.. man.
80 a.. ,nrv,, Frnrses We ,;o,.
i,S 1,.a-,t.i nnf or,y by IN, la,,bty
::.,~,..n mi. tnc,.rv. L,tcyeu Iy H.,
-. - ~. runero,'s l,oily
Htn,'n,,r in addition to eD this.
,Lcrc was n ,ootac,.in-law in th.
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